ALONG THE GREAT FLAT LODE.

Cornwall has a long history for Mainly Tin and Copper Mining dating back to 1000 - 2000 BC when traders from the Eastern Meditterrean came to trade for these metals. The peak in the mining industry was in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was around Redruth and Camborne  where the largest lodes of these metals were found, although other mines in Cornwall produced vast amounts of these metals. In the mining heyday Redruth was the Tin Mining Capital of the World, and the old Mining Exchange and Assey offices can still be found in the town.

So this morning I took a walk along part of an area known as the Great Flat Lode, this area runs along the Southern bounderies of Redruth and Camborne and gives extensive views of the old mine workings. I started the walk from Buller Hill at the end of Buller Downs along the lode for about 1 1/2 miles until I was overlooking the small village of Carnkie. So here are a few images of this mornings walk.

BEGINNING OF GT FLAT LODE WITH THE TV MAST AT FOUR LANES.

 

LOOKING ACROSS CARN BREA IN THE EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE.

 

CLOSER VIEW OF THE CARN SHOWING THE MONUMENT AND CASTLE.

 

TWO ENGINE HOUSES LOOKING BACK TOWARDS REDRUTH.

 

FOUR LANES MAST WITH CARNKIE VILLAGE ON THE RIGHT.

ALONG THE LODE TOWARDS CARNKIE.

 

CARNKIE VILLAGE WITH OLD MINE WORKINGS.

BEYOND CARNKIE TOWARDS CAMBORNE WITH WEST CORNWALL LANDSCAPE IN THE DISTANCE.